Tag: Palestinian National Authority

The poll shows a decrease in the percentage of those who believe that armed struggle is the most effective means of ending the Israeli occupation.

Two NGOs revealed that from 2017 to 2019, the Postal Bank transferred some NIS 100 million ($31 million) from the PA to terrorists for use at prison canteens.

The UN reporting "often omits the 'implementing partners' that receive the funding to carry out the programs."

The “Removal of New Structures” order is an effective enforcement tool that makes it possible to streamline the law enforcement process.

Saeb Erekat, a top Palestinian negotiator, was rushed to a Jerusalem hospital when he faced a COVID-19 respiratory crisis.

Major (res.) Shai Maimon said it was "an absurd situation in which there is an explicit law requiring the government to punish the PA for supporting terrorism, yet the government is disregarding it."

Quietly, a planting event conducted with PA regional governor accompanied by gunman, without coordination with the IDF.

Jerusalem, Hebron, and Gaza have registered more than 100 new cases each.

The Palestinian Authority is opposed to the project, saying it is part of a collaboration between Israel and Hamas to expand the split between the PA and the Strip.

The voices emerging from the Gaza Strip are anguished and reflect the Palestinians' growing sense of disillusionment with Hamas. These voices, however, are still small in numbers. Hamas's brutal methods of suppression and torture have deterred a large number of Palestinians from speaking out. These voices will grow only if the international community heeds them and calls out Hamas for its brutal crackdown on Palestinians.

Some 20,000 Arabs rioted on Shabbat at several locations along the Gaza Strip border fence, torching tires and throwing explosive charges at IDF soldiers.

The World Bank press release does not mention Hamas, possibly because the authors take it for granted that Hamas is the chief culprit in the demise of Gaza's economy, so there's no need to mention it.

The Trump administration on Monday announced it is closing the PLO office in Washington, DC, cutting off the Palestinian Authority's ability to maintain its diplomatic mission to the US.

The news report comes just hours after a State Department official said the United States would redirect more than $200 million earmarked for economic aid to the PA and Gaza to projects elsewhere.

Levy repeats the mantra that only the complete return of Judea and Samaria to the Arabs would guarantee the desired, long-lasting peace.

The Palestinian Central Council decided on the suspension of recognition of the State of Israel until it recognizes the State of Palestine.

Why haven't the PLO and Hamas permitted these three million or so people to turn their tent and shack cities into actual cities? Because if they do, it would mean they have given up the hope of returning to Israel.

During the hearing, the squatters' attorneys made it clear that their clients were not willing to move too far from the current location of their shantytown, at most "a hundred or two hundred meters."

The leaders of Hamas and the PA are responsible for a series of human rights violations, torture and ongoing abuse of the Arabs of Gaza and the West Bank.

"Expelling the families of terrorists, removing the lavish benefits terrorists receive in prison, and legislating the death penalty would undoubtedly reduce the number of terror attacks and save innocent Israeli lives."

"Only after that, we will make a decision on our embassy move," Bogdanov said.

They are seriously concerned over in Ramallah about President Trump's apparent plan to go over their heads to the people and give them what they need: prosperity.

Bishop said has been in communication with the PA Foreign Minister to make sure the money her country sends Ramallah—an estimated $43 million—will only be spent on good things.

“Congressman Young’s vision in initiating and introducing this bill is timely, remarkable, and potentially extremely significant in offering young Palestinians a peaceful vision for the future.”

It should be noted that resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly have no binding power.

The IDF, at this stage, is not necessarily disputing the PLO story, declaring instead: "The findings of the investigations are transferred to the Judge Advocate General's Office."

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced Friday that the PA had violated a provision in a US law which says the PLO mission in DC would be closed down should the PA approach the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israelis for crimes against PA Arabs.

'Never has there been a national independence movement that has refused an independence offer on the grounds that it does not include all the territory the movement seeks.'

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades is considered a terror organization by the US and the EU.

Hamas responded that "Greenblatt's statement and the demand for a Palestinian unity government to recognize Israel and renounce violence came under pressure from the right-wing government in Israel."